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The Workforce Development Plan for Central Oklahoma On July 24th, Richard Brown (COWIB Chair) and Melissa Dennis (BCEO Chair) received official notification that the 4-Year Local Plan for the Central Oklahoma workforce area has been approved. The notification came in a message from the Workforce System Oversight Committee of the Governor’s Council for Workforce and…

COWIB’s Revised 4-Year Local Plan At the request of the Governor’s System Oversight Subcommittee, a set of technical revisions have been made to the local workforce development plan for Central Oklahoma.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to bring together, in strategic coordination, many different programs of Federal investment in skill development and employment. In February of this year, an important coordination objective of WIOA was achieved when an Infrastructure Funding Agreement was signed by the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation Board (COWIB) and…

Oklahoma City, OK, March 22, 2018 – If you’re seeking work or looking for employees in Central Oklahoma, your search just got a little bit easier thanks to a new partnership between FitFirstJobs and the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation Board (COWIB). Employers, job seekers, and students are now eligible to access the FitFirstJobs / eSkills…

COWIB is an Equal Opportunity employer / program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. This presentation was financed in whole or in part by funds from the US Department of Labor as administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.